摘要：When 22 Rancho Cordova residents stepped up to a Kansas City podium to accept an All-America City award from the National Civic League in June 2010, the distance traveled was measured in more ways than miles. Not long ago many of them had lost optimism about Rancho Cordova’s future. The community had fallen on tough times, and hope was hard to find. Even today, this ethnically diverse urban city of 62,000 is recovering from three decades of decline. But a critical corner has been turned, and confidence in what lies ahead has become a hallmark of community life.
